learning to enjoy grace

Hope for the Directionally Challenged – Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, friend! I am thrilled to journey into another year alongside you. If you, like me, feel a bit directionally challenged wondering where this new year will take you – take heart! And join me over at the Breathe blog for a short, powerful piece of encouragement.

Don’t let the graphic fool you – you don’t have to be a writer to be encouraged by this.

Here’s an excerpt: “THERE IS NO OBSTACLE YOU CAN’T OVERCOME! FIGURE.SOMETHING.OUT,” Brenda Yoder bellowed. I loved her already. Dead serious. It was loving bellowing, I promise. (Still, I felt like I ought to drop and give her twenty.) It was as though she’d said, “I believe in you so much I’m removing all your excuses.” (To read the rest, click on the graphic below.)

4 thoughts on “Hope for the Directionally Challenged – Happy New Year!”

I commented on the Breathe site, but couldn’t pass without stopping here too! Loved the post! And as I said there, timely as always. I’m struggling to sit down and write/plan out my goals to share with our writers group. So I’ll try to breathe, and take it one step at a time. Thanks again!

Melissa, could I just hug you?? You’re such an encourager. Thank you for your comments, your heart, and your perseverance. I’m so rooting for you! Today I listened to Jerry Jenkins interview Andy Andrews. Andy Andrews (who is HILARIOUS by the way) said that The Traveler’s Gift was turned down 51 times before it was finally published (and hit national bestseller status). That was inspiring. One of my goals is going to be to listen to more of those Master Classes! Keep breathing and keep looking up, sweet sister.

Charity, I love that we’re journeying together! Even though writing is largely solitary, my perseverance has been sustained by the friendships and accountability within our writing group. Thank you SO MUCH for being part of that!!

Pearl Allard

“In commanding us to glorify Him, God is inviting us to enjoy Him.” ~ C.S. Lewis

I love the sunflower as a spiritual metaphor. Did you know during the sunflower’s bud stage it tracks the sun’s daily movement across the sky? I am an imperfect Son-follower learning to enjoy the grace of Jesus and on mission to nurture others to enjoy it, also — especially the one who thinks she shouldn’t. I am happily-mostly-aftered to my hero of fifteen years and am stay-at-home mama to two crazy-wonderful kids in Michigan. I’ve written for (in)courage, Breathe Christian Writers Conference, and Keys for Kids.